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Paperback. Condition: Good. The New Jersey Central's Blue Comet passenger train service operated from 1929 to 1941, on a route from the New York metropolitan area to Atlantic City, in the midst of the Great Depression. Despite this backdrop and stiff competition from other railroads, it survived and established an enduring legacy in the annals of New Jersey rails. This book contains memorable images, many from private archival photograph collections, showing the remarkable history of this classic train and of the hardworking and dedicated people who made it all possible. The legendary Blue Comet train no longer streaks through the pines of New Jersey. However, its memory still lives on through timeless images and the sustained efforts of New Jersey historical societies and preservation organizations that maintain its legacy.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The New Jersey Central's Blue Comet passenger train service operated from 1929 to 1941, on a route from the New York metropolitan area to Atlantic City, in the midst of the Great Depression. Despite this backdrop and stiff competition from other railroads, it survived and established an enduring legacy in the annals of New Jersey rails. This book contains memorable images, many from private archival photograph collections, showing the remarkable history of this classic train and of the hardworking and dedicated people who made it all possible. The legendary Blue Comet train no longer streaks through the pines of New Jersey. However, its memory still lives on through timeless images and the sustained efforts of New Jersey historical societies and preservation organizations that maintain its legacy.…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Hospital Trains and Vessels during the Civil War: The Evolution in the Handling and Transportation of the Wounded. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The 100 Greatest Scenes in Motion Picture History. Book.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Hope Triumphs Over Chaos: The La Plata Tornado of April 28, 2002. Book.

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Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Illustrated softcovers. Fine, bright copy. 127 pp. Illustrated throughout with vintage photographs and reproductions. Pictorial history of the legendary passenger train the "Blue Comet", an limited that ran from the New York City area to Atlantic City from 1929 to 1941. It was run by the Central Railroad of New Jersey and whisked passengers from Jersey City (after a ferry ride from Manhattan) to Atlantic City in three hours, being capable of reaching a speed of 100 mph in some stretches, powered by G3 Pacific steam engines. The locomotive, passenger cars, tickets, upholstery, and conductor uniforms were all in shades of Packard Blue and ultramarine in homage to the ocean, and cream to represent the Jersey Shore's sandy beaches. The Blue Comet offered upscale accommodations at coach prices was was deigned to compete for Atlantic City passenger traffic with the Pennsylvania Railroad's "Nellie Bly" on which there was an upcharge for parlor seating. The train eventually fell victim to the Great Depression with service being reduced to once daily in 1933. Lionel Trains founder Joshua Lionel Cowan was a frequent passenger on the Blue Comet which inspired the manufacturing beginning in 1930 of a standard gage model of the train; original Blue Comet Lionel trains command a large premium in the collectible market and one was even used as a plot point in the final episode of the HBO series "The Sopranos".…

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